Running back, SMU (from Miami), 2021–⁠24

Brashard Smith

Number
No. 1
Height
5′10″
Weight
196 lb
Class (2024)
Senior
Hometown
Richmond Heights, FL
Born
Apr 11, 2003

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Brashard Smith played running back at Miami (2021–⁠23) and SMU (2024). The Kansas City Chiefs took Smith in round 7, No. 228 overall in the 2025 NFL Draft.

At a glance

Best season
1,330
Rushing yards, 2024 (SMU, 11–⁠3)
Drafted
No. 228
Round 7, 2025 NFL Draft (Kansas City Chiefs)

Career highs

161rushing yards, career highvs. Pittsburgh, 20243rushing touchdowns, career highvs. TCU, 20246catches, career hightwice; last vs. Clemson, 202491receiving yards, career highvs. Central Connecticut, 2021

Rushing

Rushing yards, season by season, with his team’s record
SeasonTeamCarYdsAvgTDLong
2021Miami6233.807
2022Miami3227.309
2023Miami913214.7180
2024SMU2341,3305.71471
Career2521,5076.01580

Returns

SeasonTeamKRYdsTDPRYdsTD
2021Miami81460–––
2022Miami1125003190
2023Miami205791150
2024SMU1432001−20
Career531,29515220

Receiving

SeasonTeamRecYdsAvgTDLong
2021Miami1419914.2275
2022Miami333089.3030
2023Miami2226312.0254
2024SMU393278.4433
Career1081,09710.2875

Season lines from CollegeFootballData, regular season and bowls. A dash: the source has no number for that season (often an FCS season), and career totals count only the numbers on file.

On the roster

SeasonTeamNo.PosClassHtWt
2021Miami1RBFr.
2022Miami1RBSo.
2023Miami1RBJr.
2024SMU1RBSr.5′10″196

As each season’s roster listed the player (CollegeFootballData). Classes before the latest listing are counted back from it; “Yr 1” is the year on file where that count can’t place a season he played (a redshirt, transfer or 2020 year); height and weight as last listed.

Per play

SeasonTeamPlaysEPA/playPctileMedianTotalUsageAdj. rush
2021Miami190.68––12.9––
2022Miami400.67––26.86%–
2023Miami340.56––18.95%–
2024SMU2790.2270th (n=434)0.1661.429%0.23

Expected points added: how much the player’s plays moved the team’s expected score, per play and in total. Plays: total EPA divided by EPA per play, the plays the source credits to him (for a receiver roughly his catches and runs, not every target; for a passer, not every attempt), so it can differ from attempts plus carries. Percentile: against the position’s regulars that season across all divisions on file (quarterbacks with 150+ plays, backs 60+, receivers and tight ends 30+), with how many there were (n) and their median; a dash means too few plays to rank. A season in progress uses the full-season bar scaled by games played, never below 75 plays for quarterbacks, 30 for backs and 20 for receivers. The cohort grows or shrinks with the source’s coverage each season (2025 lists far more players), so compare percentiles rather than raw EPA across years. FCS seasons are marked. Usage: the share of the team’s plays the player was part of (shown from 20 plays). Adjusted pass and rush: EPA per play adjusted for the defenses faced (CollegeFootballData’s WEPA). From CollegeFootballData, 2013 on.

Game by game

2024 SMU 14 games, 1,330 rushing yards, 14 TD
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Aug 24atNevadaW 29–⁠2411671258–
Aug 31vs.Houston ChristianW 59–⁠791082–––
Sep 6vs.BYUL 15–⁠18147502311
Sep 21vs.TCUW 66–⁠42181273139–
Sep 28vs.Florida StateW 42–⁠16171291–––
Oct 5atLouisvilleW 34–⁠2713520–––
Oct 19atStanfordW 40–⁠108670468–
Oct 26atDukeW 28–⁠27261172117–
Nov 2vs.PittsburghW 48–⁠25231612–––
Nov 16vs.Boston CollegeW 38–⁠28181201130–
Nov 23atVirginiaW 33–⁠719631–––
Nov 30vs.CaliforniaW 38–⁠616681–––
Dec 7vs.ClemsonL 31–⁠34241140–––
Dec 21 ✦atPenn StateL 10–⁠3818620377–
2023 Miami 12 games, 21 returns, 584 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 1vs.Miami (OH)W 38–⁠3–––140–
Sep 9vs.Texas A&MW 48–⁠33–––198–
Sep 14vs.Bethune-CookmanW 48–⁠7–––136–
Sep 23atTempleW 41–⁠7–––248–
Oct 7vs.Georgia TechL 20–⁠23140246–
Oct 14atNorth CarolinaL 31–⁠41–––378–
Oct 21vs.ClemsonW 28–⁠204870127–
Oct 28vs.VirginiaW 29–⁠26110122–
Nov 4atNC StateL 6–⁠20–––266–
Nov 11atFlorida StateL 20–⁠27160237–
Nov 18vs.LouisvilleL 31–⁠3823412451
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 45–⁠20–––236–
2022 Miami 11 games, 33 catches, 308 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 3vs.Bethune-CookmanW 70–⁠13160–––
Sep 10vs.Southern MissW 30–⁠7170–––
Sep 17atTexas A&ML 9–⁠17––––––
Sep 24vs.Middle TennesseeL 31–⁠45–––139–
Oct 8vs.North CarolinaL 24–⁠27–––––1
Oct 15atVirginia TechW 20–⁠14–––––2
Oct 29atVirginiaW 14–⁠12–––254–
Nov 5vs.Florida StateL 3–⁠45–––237–
Nov 12atGeorgia TechW 35–⁠14190119–
Nov 19atClemsonL 10–⁠40–––258–
Nov 26vs.PittsburghL 16–⁠42–––343–
2021 Miami 9 games, 8 returns, 146 yards
DateOpponentResultCarRush ydsRush TDKRYdsPR
Sep 25vs.Central ConnecticutW 69–⁠0280127–
Sep 30vs.VirginiaL 28–⁠30380–––
Oct 16atNorth CarolinaL 42–⁠45––––––
Oct 23vs.NC StateW 31–⁠30–––110–
Oct 30atPittsburghW 38–⁠34–––347–
Nov 6vs.Georgia TechW 33–⁠30––––––
Nov 13atFlorida StateL 28–⁠31–––124–
Nov 20vs.Virginia TechW 38–⁠26–––112–
Nov 27atDukeW 47–⁠10170126–

Box scores from CollegeFootballData, 2004 on. ✦ postseason; ★ a career high on file.

Before the draft

Played in the 2025 Senior Bowl (American team, won 22–⁠19).

DrillCombine 2025Combine or pro day 2025
Height5′9⅞″
Weight194 lb
Arm length30½″
Hand size8¾″
Wingspan74″
40-yard dash4.39 s
10-yard split1.58 s
Vertical jump32½″
Broad jump9′9″
20-yard shuttle4.28 sW

Combine or pro day: the source doesn’t say which. Unmarked: Combine and pro day results compiled by array-carpenter (nfl-draft-data); W: Pre-draft measurables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Rosters and honors: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).

In the NFL

2 seasons, 19 games with a stat; latest team: Kansas City Chiefs.

SeasonTeamGCarYdsTDRecRec yds
2025Kansas City Chiefs1744151025172
2026 (so far)Kansas City Chiefs200014
NFL career1944151026176

Regular seasons, from nflverse (CC BY 4.0). G counts games in which the player recorded a stat.

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